Sadly this is what the Pentominium looks like now. Work on what would've been the 2nd tallest building in the world at 516 meters tall, started in July 2009 and was due to be completed in 2013. In May 2011 work stopped at the 22nd floor, due to the construction company falling behind with their loan repayments.
Now the Pentominium stands dwarfed by the completed residential buildings at Dubai Marina. Sadly it doesn't look like the building will ever be completed now as the views of the sea are no longer available due to recent construction of surrounding skyscrapers.
I can't find anything on the internet other than a proposed plan to restart work in 2014, which obviously never happened, but I'm keeping my eye on it.
You can see the other building projects in Dubai and around the World, I've been following below:
Week 158 Bluewater Islands and Dubai Eye. Man made island a 210m high Big Wheel
Week 159 Dubai Marina - Reflections
Week 160 Dubai Frame. A window between the Old and New Dubai and a 150m high glass floor.
Week 161 Dubai Marina 3 years apart.
Week 163 New Metro Line for Expo 2020Week 164 Hoover Dam 2002 - 2010
Week 165 Dubai Opera House What a difference a year makes
No I could be wrong, but I think the development company will struggle to lease any of that office / residential space. It's just a hunch I have. . .
ReplyDeleteyou're probably right
DeleteSuch a lot of building, and all man made but looks like such an alien landscape.
ReplyDeletemy mum says it's like Gotham City
DeleteIt's a shame to see half built stuff, I hope this doesn't become a trend like Spain.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up to #MySundayPhoto
there's not many buildings around half unfinished here thankfully, but there is an island left to complete and Dubai Pearl that appears to have been left also
DeleteWhat a shame. That first building looks beautiful #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeleteeven if they could finish it, it would never have the views now
DeleteWhat a waste of time and money. But it definitely doesn't look as attractive as the artist's impression with all the other stuff around it.
ReplyDeletei doubt they'd be able to complete it now anyway with all the other buildings there now
DeleteWhat a shame, doesn't look like it will have very attractive views now at all if they ever did finish it #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeleteno sadly the sea view is no longer available
DeleteSuch a shame and can't believe how built up it is compared to the first projection photo #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how it would've worked in regards to the rest of the building being constructed there anyway, they'd have lost their sea view for sure
DeleteI love these little snippets. I must have driven past these buildings so many times and not actually known anything at all about the buildings!
ReplyDeleteI know most of the buildings names now, it fascinates me, the stories behind the buildings
DeleteWhat an interesting shot, it's always a shame when building's with such potential aren't finished. #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeleteit is sad to see it unfinished
DeleteI use to work ins construction. I miss seeing landscape like this. Its so common for building's construction to be halted but I never expected it to happen in Dubai it being so rich. #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeletethere are several projects left unfinished
DeleteSuch a shame that it wont be completed #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure they'd be able to finish it now, it's stood so long
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